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Disecting Root Words #2
(hem/em - visc)
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/24/2011

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Term
hem
em
Definition
blood

ex. hematology (study of blood)
Term
hepat
hepar
Definition
liver

ex. hepatitis (inflammation of liver)
Term
hist
Definition
tissue

ex. histology (study of tissue)
Term
hom
homeo
Definition
same, unchanging, steady

ex. homeostasis (reaching a steady state)
Term
hydr
Definition
water

ex. hydrolysis ("to break open with water")
Term
leuk
Definition
white

ex. leukocyte (white blood cell)
Term
macro
Definition
large

ex. macromolecule (large molecule)
Term
mamm
Definition
breast

ex. mammary (breast region)
Term
micro
Definition
small

ex. microscope (instrument for viewing or observing small objects)
Term
morph
Definition
form

ex. morphogenesis (development of body form)
Term
my
mys
Definition
muscle

ex. myocardium (muscle layer of the heart)
Term
nephr
Definition
kidney

ex. nephrology (study of kidneys)
Term
neur
nerv
Definition
nerve

ex. neurons (nerve cells)
Term
neutr
Definition
neither one nor the other

ex. neutron (a subatomic particle that's neither positively or negatively charged)
Term
occiput
Definition
back part of the head

ex. occipital (back region of the head)
Term
ost
oss
Definition
bone

ex. ossification (softening of the bones)
Term
path
Definition
disease

ex. pathogist (one who studies disease processes)
Term
ped
Definition
child

ex.pediatrician (specialist in the care of young children)
Term
ped
pod
Definition
foot

ex. biped (organism with two feet)
Term
phag
Definition
eat

ex. bacteriophage (a bacteria eating virus)
Term
phil
Definition
love

ex. hydrophillic (water loving substance)
Term
proct
Definition
anus

ex. proctoscope (instrument for examining rectum and anal canal)
Term
scler
Definition
hard

ex. sclerosis (abnormal hardening of body tissue)
Term
som
Definition
body

ex. somatic cells (cells relating to the body)
Term
stas
stat
Definition
stand

ex. stasis (condition in which blood stands, as opposed to flowing)
Term
thromb
Definition
clot

ex. thrombus (a clot within a blood vessel)
Term
ur
Definition
urea, urine

ex. urologist (a physician specializing in the urine tract)
Term
visc
Definition
pertaining to internal organ or body cavity

ex. viscera (internal organ)
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